John Bozzella Urges Congress to Implement Permanent Ban on Chinese Connected Vehicles
John Bozzella, the president and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, urged congressional leaders to enact a permanent ban on the sale, import, and manufacture of Chinese connected vehicles, hardware, and software in the United States. In a letter sent to senior lawmakers on Thursday, Bozzella described China's manufacturing industry as being rooted in a well-documented pattern of unfair trade, subsidies, intellectual property theft, and surveillance. Bozzella noted that Chinese automakers are currently dumping subsidized vehicles into global markets, capturing market share in regions such as Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, Mexico, and South America. He emphasized that these vehicles are capable of collecting and transmitting sensitive consumer data to the Chinese Communist Party. The request comes as bipartisan legislation moves forward in both the House and Senate. One proposed bill in the Senate Commerce Committee could bar companies with more than 15 percent Chinese ownership from selling vehicles in the U.S., which would affect manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz. Bozzella stated that a permanent ban would send a clear message that China's strategy to dominate global automotive manufacturing will be met with a national security policy response from the American government.
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